24. A. from behind　 B. ahead of　　　 C. next to　　　　　 D. close to

23. A. late　　　　 B. eager　　　　　 C. ready　　　　　　 D. thirsty

22. A. expected　　 B. supposed　　　 C. imagined　　　　 D. doubted

21. A. slighter　　 B. worse　　　　　 C. earlier　　　　　 D. heavier

20. --- Take it easy. There is a chance for you to defeat the opponent.　 --- Yes,_____

A. I can make it　　　 B. it’s so difficult　　　 C. it’s up to you　　 D. believe it or not三、完型填空 (本题有20小题，每小题1分，共20分)

It was the district sports meet . My foot still hadn’t healed(痊愈)from a(n)　 21　 　injury . I had 　22　 　whether or not I should attend the meet . But there I was , 　23　 　for the 3,000-meter run .

　　 “ Ready … set … ” The gun popped and we were off . The other girls rushed 　24 　me . I felt __25__ as I fell farther and farther behind .

　　 “ Hooray ! ” shouted the crowd . It was the loudest 　26　 　I had ever heard at a meet . The first-place runner was two laps(圈)ahead of me when she crossed the __27_ line . “ Maybe I should 　28 　, ” I thought as I moved on . 　29 　, I decided to keep going . During the last two laps , I ran _30__ and decided not to race in track __31_ year . It wouldn’t be worth it ,　 32_　 　my foot did heal .

When I finished , I heard a cheer- 　33 　than the one I’d heard earlier . I turned around and __34__, the boys were preparing for their race . “ They must be cheering for the boys . ”

I was leaving 　35 　several girls came up to me . “ Wow , you’ve got courage ! ” one of them told me .

“ Courage ? I just 　36　 a race ! ” I thought . “ I would have given up on the first lap , ” said another girl . “ We were cheering for you . Did you hear us ? ”

Suddenly I regained 　37 　. I decided to stick with track next year . I realized strength and courage aren’t always 　38 　in medals and victories , but in the__39__ we overcome(战胜). The strongest people are not always the people who win , 　40__ the people who don’t give up when they lose .

19.　 _____ in his research paper for such a long time, his eyes were badly hurt.

A. He was absorbed　　　　　　　　 　　　 　　B. Having absorbed　　

C. Because he was absorbed　　　　 　　　　 D. Absorbed

18.　 _____, she still couldn’t satisfy her cruel boss.

A. Hard as she worked　　　　　　　 　　 　　B. As she worked hard

C. Hard she worked　　　　　　　 　　　　　　 D. Hard although she worke

17.　 The chances of anybody _______by a whale are extremely _____.

　 A. swallowed; low　　　　　　　　 　　　 　　B. being swallowed; low　

C. swallowed; high　　　　　　　　 　　　　　 D. being swallowed; little

16.　 --- How do you find your new house?

　 　--- It is hard to find a ___ house so that I hardly care what it is ___ I can have a rest in it.

A. satisfied; as long as　　　　　　 　　　　　 B. satisfied; as far as　

C. satisfying; as long as　　　　　　 　　　　　 D. satisfying; as far as

15.　 He didn’t make _____ clear when and where the sports meet would be held.

A. this　　　　　 　 B. that　　　　　　　 C. it　　　　　　 　　 D. one